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Re: lynx-dev Bookmark file commment typo


From: Klaus Weide
Subject: Re: lynx-dev Bookmark file commment typo
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 10:37:46 -0500 (CDT)

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Webmaster Jim wrote:
> *** LYBookmark.c.df     Tue Apr 27 08:59:06 1999
> --- LYBookmark.c        Thu Apr 29 12:49:07 1999
> ***************
> *** 345,351 ****
>   Note: if you edit this file manually\n\
>         you should not change the format within the lines\n\
>         or add other HTML markup.\n\
> !       Make sure any bookmark link saved as a single line\n\
>   -->\n\n\
>        <p>\n<ol>\n"));
>       }
> --- 345,351 ----
>   Note: if you edit this file manually\n\
>         you should not change the format within the lines\n\
>         or add other HTML markup.\n\
> !       Make sure any bookmark link is saved as a single line.\n\
>   -->\n\n\
>        <p>\n<ol>\n"));
>       }
> 
> Also, since this whole section was parenthisized for gettext, it should
> probably be changed to move the ending parenthesis to after the last
> period. Or, more properly, each sentence in there should be gettextized
> and the markup left outside entirely.

Gettextizing the sentences separately would make it a bit more difficult
for the translator to translate more liberally.  (In some languages
it may be more appropriate to have fewer sentences, or more sentences).

   Klaus



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